Comparison

CloudBeats vs AVSub

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CloudBeats

This app allows you to stream and organize your music collection from various cloud services and personal servers. Download songs for offline playback, create custom playlists, and manage audiobooks and podcasts seamlessly across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Stream music from cloud services
  • Offline playback support
  • Sync music libraries
  • Create custom playlists
  • Organize audiobooks and podcasts
  • Supports multiple audio formats
  • Gapless playback
Features
Currently charting
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EASIEST WAY TO STREAM & ORGANIZE YOUR MUSIC Take control over your music and enhance your music listening experience with CloudBeats – cloud music player. Whether you need an offline cloud music player listener, or a music cloud player to sync all your music albums and download mp3 songs on multiple devices, CloudBeats is the only app you need. It simply allows you to create your own music streaming service. All you audiophiles and die-hard music fans finally have a simple app that will organize and play your vast music collection the way you want it. Anywhere. Anytime. It’s time to easily upload, store and access your music on the cloud seamlessly with CloudBeats. ► CLOUD MUSIC PLAYER ● Works with the popular cloud services for music streaming: Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, Box, pCloud, HiDrive. Personal clouds that support webDAV, including ownCloud and NextCloud. Network-Attached Servers (NAS) by Synology, QNAP, Western Digital (WD) and others that support webDAV protocol. These integrations make our cloud music internet song player one of the most versatile cloud music song organizers. ● Plays audio files in different formats: Our free local music player offline app allows you to play mp3, m4a, wav and lossless FLAC and ALAC audio. Meaning our music cloud player can play almost any song you have on your iPhone. ● Works online and offline: Want to enjoy cloud music with no wifi? Well our no wifi music cloud player allows you that. Simply swap between offline and cloud tabs. Also supports shuffle mode & CarPlay. ► MUSIC MANAGER & ORGANIZER ◉ Sync music libraries: The cloud music organizer app auto detects all the music on your phone and syncs all your music libraries. All songs are grouped by artist, album, genre. ◉ Create playlists: Want to organize your music and create cloud playlists? Add files and entire folders to playlists, change the order of the tracks in the Playlist section of our free music player. ◉ Organize & download music, audiobooks, podcasts: download and sync any of your music across multiple devices on the cloud with this cloud music organizer. Our intuitive song manager & song organizer will give amazing control and effectively organize your music the way you want it. It also supports audiobooks and podcast file formats so you can listen offline without wifi. ► ALL FEATURES: ・Supports most cloud services, personal clouds and servers. ・Works without internet. Download albums, playlists, folders or files onto the device for playback in offline mode ・Playlist maker. ・Sync your music library with connected network accounts. ・Supports mp3, wav and m4a, lossless FLAC & ALAC ・Advanced buffering technologies to provide smooth gapless playback ・Repeat all, repeat one and shuffle mode. Shuffle the entire library, a single folder, artist or album. ・Sleep timer to automatically stop music when the timer ends ・Playback speed control (tempo) within the 0.5x-3.0x range ・Play offline–no internet or WiFi needed ・Add music to your favorite playlist ・Carplay ・Siri and Shortcuts “Sync Multiple Devices” is an optional service to keep your Playlists and My Library database in sync between multiple devices. It can also be used to backup and restore your music data. CloudBeats account is required for this service. We offer 1-year auto-renewing subscription for $6.99 per year. The price may vary from country to country. If you choose to purchase “Sync Multiple Devices”, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. You will be charged the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to the user’s Account Settings in the App Store after purchase. CloudBeats privacy policy and terms of use: https://www.cloudbeatsapp.com/privacy-policy/

About

AVSub

Access and stream your entire music and video library from your SubSonic server. Enjoy offline playback, multi-format support, and seamless casting to various devices. Features include playlist management, enhanced media information, and a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • SubSonic server integration
  • Multi-format audio and video streaming
  • Offline caching for playback
  • Playlist support
  • CarPlay and Apple Watch integration
  • Casting support (Chromecast, FireTV)
  • Enhanced media information
Features
Currently charting
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AVSub is a fully featured, multi-language music and video streaming (after in-app purchase) app for SubSonic. With multi-format (including FLAC) support, quick & easy browsing, caching for offline listening or viewing, playlist support and a great user interface, accessing your media is fast and simple. With full Bluetooth Audio, Apple Watch, CarPlay, Chromecast & Airplay support too, you can have your media with you anywhere, anytime. Connect AVSub to your licensed SubSonic server and you'll have access to your entire media collection. AVSub supports any audio format that SubSonic supports and SSL. AVSub's user interface is familiar and easy to use. Optimized views for both portrait & landscape orientations make the most of your device. AVSub has full Bluetooth Audio support - stream to any Bluetooth device (car stereo, amplifier, speaker, headphones) with superb quality. Bluetooth remote-control is fully supported. AVSub also fully suports CarPlay. The AVSub Apple Watch extension is the easiest way to get your Subsonic playlists and cached albums onto your watch. The extension supports full background playback. You can take your music with you even without your phone! AVSub supports offline caching so you can listen to your music or watch video even when you're not connected to the Internet. AVSub will intelligently cache what you listen to in the background, or you can choose to download tracks, albums or videos direct to the cache for quick pre-loading. Cache size is configurable, along with options such as cache reading & writing and the ability to control direct-downloading over a mobile/cellular network. AVSub supports Subsonic playlists and will intelligently cache tracks on your device. AVSub can be used on both WiFi or a mobile/cellular connection (3G/4G/5G). Audio caching ensure smoother playback. AVSub shows enhanced information for your media, recognising movies, TV, artists and giving bio information, top tracks and similar artists. With AVSub you can access your full media library by browsing, selecting from the most recently added, most recently played, most frequently played or highest rated tracks, or search over your entire library. AVSub also supports multiple SubSonic top-level music folders, allowing you to select an individual top-level folder, or your entire collection. You can browse by folder structure or ID3 tags. AVSub Features: - Universal app for iPhone & iPad - MP3/AAC/FLAC/MP4/ALAC/Vorbis/Opus/WAV/DSD - High-resolution digital audio output via CCK up to 24bit/192kHz - CarPlay - TMDb integration for full movie & TV posters and details - VLC integration - 10 band Equaliser - Mini player - AVCast support - Google Cast audio and video (after in-app purchase) - Supports all modern video codecs - Portrait and landscape - Video streaming with caching (in-app purchase) - Subsonic Jukebox (in-app purchase) - Home screen & Notification center widget with recent items - 3D Touch quick action shortcuts - Internet radio - Crossfade - SSL support, including self-signed certificates - Caching for all media - Folder & ID3 mode - Multi-disc album support - Artist Radio/Similar Songs - Intelligent Bookmarks - Podcasts - Gapless playback - Track seeking - Subsonic playlist support - Streams over 3G/4G/5G/WiFi - Maximum streaming bitrate control - Bluetooth Audio/Airplay support - Remembers your playlist from the last session - Streams from any licensed SubSonic server (v4.0 and up) - Browse/search music collection - Browse most recently added, recently played, frequently played, highest rated - Random albums/songs - Shuffle and repeat - Album cover art - Lock-screen integration - Documentation & guides available at the AVSub website

Screenshots

CloudBeats4 screens
AVSub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CloudBeats at 4.7 against AVSub's 3.8. CloudBeats also leads on ratings volume (3.4K vs 65) and review sentiment (78% vs 60%). AVSub's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $9.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CloudBeats costs $9.99 and AVSub $3.99 up front. CloudBeats sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and AVSub sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CloudBeats holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CloudBeats has 3.4K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of CloudBeats's written reviews are positive against 60% of AVSub's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CloudBeats ships an update every 3 weeks, AVSub every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
CloudBeats versus AVSub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudBeatsAVSub
Price$9.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.7 (3.4K ratings) — better3.8 (65 ratings)
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews — better59.8% of reviews
Number of ratings3.4K — better65
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#57 — better#199
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman BurdaRichard Levy

Customer experience

CloudBeats

All ratings3,418 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews942 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral8.0%
Negative13.8%

AVSub

All ratings65 ratings
Positive70.8%
Neutral4.6%
Negative24.6%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive59.8%
Neutral9.8%
Negative30.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

CloudBeats

Subscriptions1
  • Sync Multiple Devices$9.991 Year
5 purchases

AVSub

One-time5
  • Jukebox mode$0.99
  • Video Playback$1.99
  • Chromecast Video/Audio$2.99
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  • Fire TV support$2.99
  • Google Cast and Fire TV Support$4.99

Questions

Is CloudBeats free?
CloudBeats costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is AVSub free?
AVSub costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CloudBeats or AVSub?
CloudBeats is rated higher. CloudBeats averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3.4K ratings, while AVSub averages 3.8 from 65 ratings.
Do CloudBeats or AVSub have ads?
Neither CloudBeats nor AVSub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CloudBeats or AVSub?
CloudBeats ships an update every 3 weeks, and AVSub every 2 months. Most recently, CloudBeats was updated on October 16, 2026 and AVSub on October 15, 2026.
Which is more popular, CloudBeats or AVSub?
CloudBeats currently peaks at #57 in the App Store charts, and AVSub at #199. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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